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i! l , ' if ' mil The Independent Student Voice uvureview.com Higher education leaders visit UVU President Matthew Holland invited David Pershing and David Buhler to a welcome reception held in the library Lakeview Room Mallory Black Assistant News Editor malloryblack47hotmail.com As sunlight streamed through the windows of the Library Lakeview Room, nearly 80 UVU officials, faculty and students shook the hands of University of Utah President David W. Pershing and Higher Education Commissioner David L. Buhler to welcome both men to their new positions on Wednesday.Aug. 29. UVU President Matthew Holland invited both Pershing and Buhler to an informal reception held on their behalf. The event gave the community an opportunity to meet and speak with the men about their new roles in Utah higher education and their connection to UVU. "We all at the end of the day have a common goal of educating the students of Utah," Holland said. "There are so many more things we can accomplish if we work together in cooperation, collaboration, that we could have never accomplished if we just stay in our own world and do our own thing." Buhler said that graduates from UVU play a major role in the state's economy and whether residents will prosper in the coming years. "We have a statewide goal, which the governor has agreed, along with the Board of Regents, to have 66 percent of our adult population with a degree or certificate by the year 2020, and UVU is a big part of that," Buhler said. "UVU is a big producer of students and is going to produce more and more degrees or certificates, either one, and that's really for the prosperity of our state." Pershing, who wore a red tie in support of the University of Utah, also stressed the importance of UVU in higher education and said that he wants both schools to collaborate in the best interest of two-year and four-year students. "In two years, if students decide they want to stay here, that's great, I'm totally supportive of that," Pershing said. "For students that come here and decide that their program is maybe at the U, we want to make that easy to transfer. We will be welcoming. For all your students, we want to be a place that you look at for graduate school ." After speaking to Buhler at the reception, UVUSA Executive Vice President Jared Roberts was impressed by Buhler's familiarity with student government leadership within Utah's universities and their overall goals. "I talked to him about the Utah Student Association meetings-that's a meeting where all the student body presidents in the state get together-but the Commissioner was talking about those meetings and things we want to get done this year," Roberts said. "He's very aware of what the students are up to, that UVUSA does exist and we're working on initiatives. It sounds like he's definitely a big part of that, which is exciting."Roberts also spoke with Pershing about his interest in pursuing a medical degree after UVU, possibly at the University of Utah. "I was telling him I want to go to medical school, and immediately he said that was something they're trying to push in the legislature, helping out the medical program at the U. It's a very mutualistic relationship I think we've got." f f f PI nj 1 r J U U V9 U L 0 Parking will continue to be an obstacle for all students until June 2013 By Drew Milton Art Director drewmiltongmail.com A freshman arrives to school at 8:40 a.m. just in time for his 9 a.m. Marine Biology class and heads for student parking. Upon arrival, two things surprise him. First, every student parking stall is filled. Second, nearly 20 other students are circling the lot, hunting for stalls. 7000 After 17 minutes of heart-pounding hunting, he succumbs to temptation and parks illegally. He is certain the ecosystem he just witnessed is worse than the one he will begin studying in less than four minutes. Parking problems are as common a student complaint as tuition increases and book costs consider this the veritable Trinity of Student Gripes. What many students don't realize, however, is that our parking situation is similar, and even better than other "commuter" campuses. The University of Utah charges $145 for parking passes, while BYU, though offering free parking to students, has no stalls closer than a 20-minute walk from campus. Also, many universities, like the University of Maryland, hold parking lotteries that allow "winning" students to buy a pass. Comparisons aside, the facts re-, main you attend UVU and parking is the bane of your existence. If you are one of this year's 12,000 bullet-biting pupils that acquired a parking permit, you may want to take the following into consideration.We found that not only is the amount of parking stalls low, but at certain times of day, they are simply not enough. At 10 a.m., for example, there are 2,685 per- . iC mit-wielding students on campus, fighting over a mere 2,600 stalls. Take into account those who park illegally and it's easy to see why our parking lots are quite often, not-so-affectionately referred to as, "The Shark Tank." Predatory metaphors aside, there is great news in our future. Alongside the new Student Center, set to be completed in 2013, there will also be a four-story parking structure. We emphatically agree with Cory Duckworth, VP of Student Affairs, when he was asked about the project. He explained, "Though the project will displace the current student center visitor lot, the parking structure's 456 new stalls will more than make up for it." If you can't wait until 2013 for your parking concerns to be assuaged, here are some moves that this senior has accrued along the way. TO LEARN SOME TIPS AND TRICKS ABOUT PARKING ON UVU CAMPUS, TURN TO A3 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 0N-CAMPUS HEADC0UNT -M , raZ STUDENTS W I 1 . 2 i 10 YELLOW PERMIT irTS af"'5 1'33 EMPTY STALLS jf Sf FILLED STALLS ' ' " INSUFFICENT f 1 . STALLS L J L , O "-v. -- Q Y" h) '' N THIS AMOUNT - I T j XV NEEDS TO STAYS ABOVE j - THIS AMOUNT 1 DESIGNED BY DREW MILTON oo en o eg LO Anir 3 !,-- takes si dtp Construction, fires and dilution contribute to lazardous air around Utah Valley University Kyrie Hulick Assistant News Editor kyrie.hulickgmail.com Lacing up her favorite red running shoes, UVU junior Aura Kenny headed out for a run. Her first time running here instead of Draper, Kenny can feel the difference in her lungs as her feet beat the pavement and she gets into the rhythm of her workout song, singing along, "My body tells me no! But I won't quit, 'cause I want more!" Normally, Kenny's asthma doesn't prove to be too much of a problem while running, but at UVU, things are different. She has had to walk up hills and stop to catch her breath. The air in her lungs felt heavier, dirtier and harder to breathe. One look into the distance and the problem was clear. The air was so thick with a brown layer of smoke and dirt that the outline of the mountains was faint. "You can even see the layers of gunk in the atmosphere," Kenny said. "You can see the clouds and how they're caked in all these weird odors and vapors from pollution and the construction all over the county, and of course the fires. There's tons of smog and gross stuff in the air." This summer, Kenny admits to staying inside more than she's used to because of the poor air quality. "Usually, I like spending time outside. I would say that the air quality has an effect on me. J. V TV When there's really bad air, my lung swell up, and I already have asthma, but it's ten times worse. I literally have days when I can't breathe and I'm hyperventilating."Kenny isn't the only one who has noticed. Complaints about dust getting in eyes and difficulties with breathing have been heard throughout the county. The Department of Environmental Quality lists air quality in Utah among the worst in the nation. Utah Valley seems especially bad because the surrounding mountains don't allow wind to sweep away the pollution. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality and AIRNow. . com, a national archive of air quality records, recorded hazardous air conditions for August 8 and 9 this year. On days like these, elementary schools keep their children indoors during recess, and red-flag warnings are posted on signs over freeways. The majority of the days in August were recorded as moderate to unhealthy, but there were several "very unhealthy" days for Provo and Tooele, reaching particle matter measurements between

i! l , ' if ' mil The Independent Student Voice uvureview.com Higher education leaders visit UVU President Matthew Holland invited David Pershing and David Buhler to a welcome reception held in the library Lakeview Room Mallory Black Assistant News Editor malloryblack47hotmail.com As sunlight streamed through the windows of the Library Lakeview Room, nearly 80 UVU officials, faculty and students shook the hands of University of Utah President David W. Pershing and Higher Education Commissioner David L. Buhler to welcome both men to their new positions on Wednesday.Aug. 29. UVU President Matthew Holland invited both Pershing and Buhler to an informal reception held on their behalf. The event gave the community an opportunity to meet and speak with the men about their new roles in Utah higher education and their connection to UVU. "We all at the end of the day have a common goal of educating the students of Utah," Holland said. "There are so many more things we can accomplish if we work together in cooperation, collaboration, that we could have never accomplished if we just stay in our own world and do our own thing." Buhler said that graduates from UVU play a major role in the state's economy and whether residents will prosper in the coming years. "We have a statewide goal, which the governor has agreed, along with the Board of Regents, to have 66 percent of our adult population with a degree or certificate by the year 2020, and UVU is a big part of that," Buhler said. "UVU is a big producer of students and is going to produce more and more degrees or certificates, either one, and that's really for the prosperity of our state." Pershing, who wore a red tie in support of the University of Utah, also stressed the importance of UVU in higher education and said that he wants both schools to collaborate in the best interest of two-year and four-year students. "In two years, if students decide they want to stay here, that's great, I'm totally supportive of that," Pershing said. "For students that come here and decide that their program is maybe at the U, we want to make that easy to transfer. We will be welcoming. For all your students, we want to be a place that you look at for graduate school ." After speaking to Buhler at the reception, UVUSA Executive Vice President Jared Roberts was impressed by Buhler's familiarity with student government leadership within Utah's universities and their overall goals. "I talked to him about the Utah Student Association meetings-that's a meeting where all the student body presidents in the state get together-but the Commissioner was talking about those meetings and things we want to get done this year," Roberts said. "He's very aware of what the students are up to, that UVUSA does exist and we're working on initiatives. It sounds like he's definitely a big part of that, which is exciting."Roberts also spoke with Pershing about his interest in pursuing a medical degree after UVU, possibly at the University of Utah. "I was telling him I want to go to medical school, and immediately he said that was something they're trying to push in the legislature, helping out the medical program at the U. It's a very mutualistic relationship I think we've got." f f f PI nj 1 r J U U V9 U L 0 Parking will continue to be an obstacle for all students until June 2013 By Drew Milton Art Director drewmiltongmail.com A freshman arrives to school at 8:40 a.m. just in time for his 9 a.m. Marine Biology class and heads for student parking. Upon arrival, two things surprise him. First, every student parking stall is filled. Second, nearly 20 other students are circling the lot, hunting for stalls. 7000 After 17 minutes of heart-pounding hunting, he succumbs to temptation and parks illegally. He is certain the ecosystem he just witnessed is worse than the one he will begin studying in less than four minutes. Parking problems are as common a student complaint as tuition increases and book costs consider this the veritable Trinity of Student Gripes. What many students don't realize, however, is that our parking situation is similar, and even better than other "commuter" campuses. The University of Utah charges $145 for parking passes, while BYU, though offering free parking to students, has no stalls closer than a 20-minute walk from campus. Also, many universities, like the University of Maryland, hold parking lotteries that allow "winning" students to buy a pass. Comparisons aside, the facts re-, main you attend UVU and parking is the bane of your existence. If you are one of this year's 12,000 bullet-biting pupils that acquired a parking permit, you may want to take the following into consideration.We found that not only is the amount of parking stalls low, but at certain times of day, they are simply not enough. At 10 a.m., for example, there are 2,685 per- . iC mit-wielding students on campus, fighting over a mere 2,600 stalls. Take into account those who park illegally and it's easy to see why our parking lots are quite often, not-so-affectionately referred to as, "The Shark Tank." Predatory metaphors aside, there is great news in our future. Alongside the new Student Center, set to be completed in 2013, there will also be a four-story parking structure. We emphatically agree with Cory Duckworth, VP of Student Affairs, when he was asked about the project. He explained, "Though the project will displace the current student center visitor lot, the parking structure's 456 new stalls will more than make up for it." If you can't wait until 2013 for your parking concerns to be assuaged, here are some moves that this senior has accrued along the way. TO LEARN SOME TIPS AND TRICKS ABOUT PARKING ON UVU CAMPUS, TURN TO A3 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 0N-CAMPUS HEADC0UNT -M , raZ STUDENTS W I 1 . 2 i 10 YELLOW PERMIT irTS af"'5 1'33 EMPTY STALLS jf Sf FILLED STALLS ' ' " INSUFFICENT f 1 . STALLS L J L , O "-v. -- Q Y" h) '' N THIS AMOUNT - I T j XV NEEDS TO STAYS ABOVE j - THIS AMOUNT 1 DESIGNED BY DREW MILTON oo en o eg LO Anir 3 !,-- takes si dtp Construction, fires and dilution contribute to lazardous air around Utah Valley University Kyrie Hulick Assistant News Editor kyrie.hulickgmail.com Lacing up her favorite red running shoes, UVU junior Aura Kenny headed out for a run. Her first time running here instead of Draper, Kenny can feel the difference in her lungs as her feet beat the pavement and she gets into the rhythm of her workout song, singing along, "My body tells me no! But I won't quit, 'cause I want more!" Normally, Kenny's asthma doesn't prove to be too much of a problem while running, but at UVU, things are different. She has had to walk up hills and stop to catch her breath. The air in her lungs felt heavier, dirtier and harder to breathe. One look into the distance and the problem was clear. The air was so thick with a brown layer of smoke and dirt that the outline of the mountains was faint. "You can even see the layers of gunk in the atmosphere," Kenny said. "You can see the clouds and how they're caked in all these weird odors and vapors from pollution and the construction all over the county, and of course the fires. There's tons of smog and gross stuff in the air." This summer, Kenny admits to staying inside more than she's used to because of the poor air quality. "Usually, I like spending time outside. I would say that the air quality has an effect on me. J. V TV When there's really bad air, my lung swell up, and I already have asthma, but it's ten times worse. I literally have days when I can't breathe and I'm hyperventilating."Kenny isn't the only one who has noticed. Complaints about dust getting in eyes and difficulties with breathing have been heard throughout the county. The Department of Environmental Quality lists air quality in Utah among the worst in the nation. Utah Valley seems especially bad because the surrounding mountains don't allow wind to sweep away the pollution. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality and AIRNow. . com, a national archive of air quality records, recorded hazardous air conditions for August 8 and 9 this year. On days like these, elementary schools keep their children indoors during recess, and red-flag warnings are posted on signs over freeways. The majority of the days in August were recorded as moderate to unhealthy, but there were several "very unhealthy" days for Provo and Tooele, reaching particle matter measurements between